Derick's little sister had five stuffed animals, a dolphin, a whale, an elephant, a leopard, and giraffe.a. One day she decided to play with three of her stuffed toys. How many different choices did shehave?

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Given:

She has: a dolphin, a whale, an elephant, a leopard, and a giraffe.

Making a total of 5 animal toys.

Playing with 3 of them means:

[tex]5P_3[/tex][tex]5P_3=\frac{5!}{(5-3)!}[/tex][tex]5P_3=\frac{5\times4\times3\times2!}{2!}=5\times4\times3=60\text{ different choices}[/tex]

Therefore, the correct answer is 60 choices.